The following manuscript employs critical inquiry to analyze the effects of neoliberalism on nonprofits in the U.S. and their capacity to engage in political advocacy and the production of meaning, a pivotal role for civil society institutions. Three false narratives of how nonprofits support democracy are presented followed by a discussion of how neoliberalism and the economization of the sector has delimited their capacity to fulfill their roles of engaging in emancipatory projects or social change. The manuscript concludes with a discussion of how nonprofits can reclaim civic space and empower citizens in a representative democracy.

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新自由主义对公民社会和非营利性倡导的影响

以下手稿运用批判性探究来分析新自由主义对美国非营利组织的影响，以及它们参与政治倡导和产生意义的能力，这是民间社会机构的关键作用。提出了三个关于非营利组织如何支持民主的错误叙述，然后讨论了新自由主义和该部门的节约如何限制了他们履行解放性项目或社会变革的作用的能力。该手稿的结尾讨论了非营利组织如何收回公民空间并在代议制民主国家中赋予公民权力。